The City of Idaho Falls Settles With a Wrongfully Convicted Man For $11.7 Million
Category: Civil Plaintiff | June 10, 2022
Christopher Tapp and the city of Idaho Falls agreed to settle a lawsuit Thursday for $11.7 million. Tapp was wrongfully convicted in 1997 for the rape and murder of 18-year-old Angie Dodge. He tried multiple times to appeal the conviction … Continue reading
Noom Reaches a $56 Million Class-Action Settlement
Category: Civil Plaintiff | June 8, 2022
If you subscribed to the popular weight-management app Noom, you may be eligible for part of a $56 million class-action settlement regarding its automatic renewal and its cancellation policies. Plaintiffs in the case accused Noom of violating consumer protection laws by getting … Continue reading
A Missouri Judge Tosses a $4.2 Million Jury Award For a Transgender Student
Category: Civil Plaintiff | June 8, 2022
A judge has thrown out a $4.2 million jury award in a lawsuit filed by a transgender student in the Blues Springs School District who was denied access to male locker rooms and bathrooms. The student, identified in court documents … Continue reading
Fairlife Settles a Class Action Lawsuit For $21 Million
Category: Civil Plaintiff | June 6, 2022
Milk company Fairlife was the subject of a major controversy in 2020, when undercover footage of employees physically abusing cows went viral, despite the company’s claims that their cows were humanely treated. Now, two years later, a Fairlife milk settlement … Continue reading
The University of Michigan Will Be Reimbursed $3.5 Million For Philbert Settlement
Category: Civil Plaintiff | June 6, 2022
The University of Michigan will receive a $3.5 million reimbursement from Munich Reinsurance America for its November 2020 $9.25 million settlement with eight survivors of former University Provost Martin Philbert’s sexual misconduct. The University had an agreement with Munich Reinsurance America that they could … Continue reading
SCANA Shareholders Reach a $63 Million Settlement
Category: Civil Plaintiff | June 3, 2022
SCANA Corp. shareholders were awarded $63 million in a settlement related to the coverup of the failed V.C. Summer nuclear project and the company’s subsequent merger with Dominion Energy. The settlement concluded two lawsuits SCANA investors filed in the wake … Continue reading
Massachusetts Defendants Who Were Criminally Convicted in a Drug Lab Scandal Will Split a $14 Million Settlement
Category: Civil Plaintiff | June 3, 2022
Roughly 31,000 defendants who had criminal convictions vacated in the wake of a massive state drug lab scandal are poised to split about $14 million in settlement payments under a new agreement between their lawyers and Attorney General Maura Healey. … Continue reading
IBM Will Pay $1.6 Billion For Poaching BMC’s AT&T Account
Category: Civil Plaintiff | June 1, 2022
International Business Machines Corp. must pay $1.6 billion to BMC Software Inc. for swapping in its own software while servicing their mutual client, a federal judge ruled. US District Judge Gray Miller in Houston on Monday rejected IBM’s claim that … Continue reading
New Hampshire Governor Sununu Approves a $100 Million Settlement For Victims of Abuse
Category: Civil Plaintiff | June 1, 2022
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu has signed off on a $100 million settlement to compensate victims of physical and sexual abuse at a state-run juvenile correctional facility. The deal, which was approved by the state Legislature, calls for the creation of … Continue reading
Salmon Purchasers Reach an $85 Million Price Fixing Settlement
Category: Civil Plaintiff | May 27, 2022
According to Reuters, who had seen the proposed settlement after it was filed on 25 May, the settlement will resolve antitrust claims over an alleged conspiracy to fix the price of farmed salmon. Direct-purchase class plaintiffs including Euclid Fish Co in Ohio and New … Continue reading